During the meeting on Sunday, India underlined that the proposed talks would not mean resumption of composite dialogue even though it is ready to discuss whatever issue Pakistan raises, including Balochistan.

From the Indian side, cross-border terrorism and infiltration will be the "centre-piece" of the meeting.

Indian Home Minister P. Chidambaram stated that New Delhi is keeping a close eye on alleged terrorist activities in Pakistan, while the Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressed concern over an alleged increase in incursion of terrorists in Indian-administered Kashmir from across the border.

He further alleged that hostile groups are operating from across the border in Pakistan.

However, he observed that overall there's been a “marked decline” in terror incidents in the state.

'Pakistan's stance brought India to the table'

Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that it was Islamabad's stance that pushed India to the negotiating table. 

"Pakistan did not bow down before India. In fact, it was Islamabad's stance that brought India to the negotiating table," stated Qureshi on Sunday.

Earlier, in an interview to a private television channel, Qureshi had said that India wanted to isolate Pakistan diplomatically, but they failed due to effective diplomatic efforts by Islamabad.

Qureshi further said that neither he nor the people of Pakistan have any knowledge about the  proposal of Kashmir solution evolved by the previous government.

In the interview, the minister said that the proposal was never debated in the country thus "it is unknown to anyone."

The foreign minister of the previous government had claimed that India and Pakistan had almost reached a solution, however the official announcement was never made.

He said that the proposal was a 'secret' between selected individuals and there is no record of the same in foreign office.

To a question, Qureshi said that the importance of back-channel diplomacy notwithstanding, the disputes have finally been settled through formal efforts.

He said that four rounds of composite dialogue were completed during the tenure of the previous government, while one round was held during the tenure of the present government.

As domestic pressure increases on the Indian government for the resumption of composite dialogue, authorities are finding it hard to change their position, he said.

To another question, Qureshi said that Indian involvement in insurgency in certain areas of Pakistan had been raised by the prime minister before his Indian counterpart as mentioned in the Sharm-el-Sheikh document.

He said that Pakistan has certain outstanding issues with India which are being recognised by the world, however, it does not mean that the two countries cannot move forward.

"There may be progress on the solution of Kashmir dispute, but it cannot be said that it would be resolved during the tenure of present government," he said.

The FM said that it is in the interest of Pakistan to have good relations with its neighbours because the country has a number of economic challenges that require the attention of the government. "To have friendly relations with its neighbours is a key in this direction," he added. 

Responding yet to another question the minister said that "engaging with the US is in Pakistan’s interest", adding that Pakistan’s relationship with the US is neither of compliance nor of confrontation.

Pakistan has raised the issue of drone attacks with the US forcefully and they are now seriously thinking of transferring the technology to our country, he said.

"The Americans wanted Pakistan to expand the circle of military operation, but the country did not comply with their demand," he said adding, “We will keep our domestic conditions in mind before taking such decisions.”